14 Best American Restaurants near Makanda

“Beautiful lodging- loved the CCC-era architecture and great dining and hiking trails. Well worth a visit!“

“Great food and friendly quick service!“

“Tiny place with only 5 booths and 2 tables outside.
The food is so good, they could fill the place if it had twice the seating!
The burgers are traditional smash burgers done to perfection and there specialty fry boxes are absolutely delicious and filling!!
If you visit SIU, you have to give this diamond in the rough a try!!“

“Highly recommend!!! We wanted an authentic small-town diner experience with tasty food and that is exactly what we got! The BLT, cheeseburger, and biscuits and gravy were delicious and the portions were sizeable. Great service, real people, and we even met the owner Kyle. Thanks for everything!“

“It’s a good, standard diner. Portions and prices are reasonable. Food is good. Coffee is standard diner coffee so don’t get your hopes up. Not very strong and doesn’t taste that great, but that’s what you get at a diner. Everything else was pretty good!“

“We recently celebrated a special birthday at Global Gourmet and was more than delighted with the service, food and hospitality given to us by our waiter and owner. We spent several hours there and wish we lived closer to have dinners on a regular basis.“

“I used to work at Culvers and we never disappointed in serving with a smile and helping good paying customers with their orders and complaints. Yes, there were issues every once and a while but what restaurant doesn't. I've eaten there several different times while off the clock or just on one of my off days and my food was always hot and never came out wrong, it's not special treatment, it's good service and being caring and compassionate about one another. <3“

“This is my very first time to make any review, And its because this place gets A+!!!. The Ownership/ Chef takes immense pride in all the ingredients and flavor concepts on the plates for the menu. I applaud this so much....Todays world more tban ever, When you go out to eat - Its so special to find this type of care and passion toward the dishes on the menu!.....now on to the service. Oncd again A+!!! The server and the bartender were fully engaged and you can just feel their pride in serving along with knowledge on the items on menu and drink options.

100% support this as a MUST in Carbondale.

Thank you for taking your business seriously in serving the consumer. I will be back always on my travels. Customer for life!!!!“

“Love this place! If you’re looking for a patio moment to share with friends, lunch, family dinner, work place gathering or lunch, celebration spot, or just a place to breath with a cocktail or sweet tea~~this is Your PLACE!! Feels like family and all aspects are displayed of your local, Family owned business that 🩷’s their customers and their experiences!!“

“Fantastic atmosphere and ambiance. Our server, Ashley, was attentive and accommodating. This is a great place for a romantic dinner. Started with stuffed mushrooms and French onion soup. Both were fantastic. Followed that up with 2 PERFECTLY cooked steaks with smashed potatoes, creamed spinach and broccoli. The added touch? These steaks were also perfectly rested. One of the most tender, flavorful and juicy steaks I have ever had and not one drop of juice on the plate. I can't rave about this place enough. If you're in town or a local and want a fabulous steak, look no further.“

“Stopped in to have food. There is no food served here, but you can get some and bring it in or have it delivered. Figured since we stopped in we may as well have a drink while we thought about what we wanted to eat. We ended up having a great time, played some pool, and had conversations with other folks there. Well lit place and the music was good.“

“Great waitress and food. Always enjoy all the TVs.“

“We’ve drove over from Cape two times now and had excellent food and just as good service both times. The service was outstanding and everyone has been very friendly.“

“they were very helpful and kind to us. look to go again soon thank you all there.“